Biting Drought in Marsabit Kenya

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Submitted by Stellah on Fri, 25/02/2011 - 10:24am

Prolonged drought in Kenya leaves many livestock dead

Thousands of livestock have died in Kenya in the Marsabit region, following another prolonged dry season.

Experts have warned that this biting drought will continue for the next few months. At least 15,000 livestock have already died and the Red Cross says the situation will get worse.

Damaged Reservoir

The damage to the water reservoir has already been felt and the poor pastoralists are suffering severe social and economic repercussions.

Many subsistence farmers have abandoned rural areas where they rely on aid, and moving into already over congested slums in the towns and cities.

Economic Impacts

This severe drought in the Northern region has dampened the economic outlook by piling pressure on the national budget and blunting recovery in the heavily weighted agricultural sector which accounts for a quarter of Kenya’s GDP.

According to the World Bank, the worsening drought and growing political uncertainty could slow down investments by the private sector and pull back economic recovery, which is just gathering momentum after two year stagnation.